Purgatory

The other night I was watching Women of Grace on the EWTN network, hosted by Johnnette Benkovic.  Her two guests, Father Michael Gaitley and Susan Tassone, were speaking about Purgatory and something I’d never heard of, which Saint Thomas Aquinas calls accidental glory.  Here is a passage directly from Ms. Tassone’s website:

If the deceased have no further need for purification, they may be drawn more deeply into the intimacy of God’s love by means of these prayers (St. Thomas Aquinas calls this “accidental glory.”)  They themselves may increase in their own intercessory power as they “watch over us, the living” (Hebrews 12:1).  Remember the holy souls of friends, benefactors, enemies, priests, as well as for those who have a right to our grateful remembrance.

All Souls Day is November 2nd, and I thought that it might be fitting to post something I wrote a year ago this month titled Souls in Purgatory.  Please remember to pray … [Read More...]

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